If you’ve ever wondered how the heating or air conditioning system in your home or office building keeps the air temperature nicely controlled, 这要感谢你的暖气, 通风, Air Conditioning and 制冷 (暖通空调-R) technician. Skilled 暖通空调 technicians install new systems or repair failing ones. These systems protect us from winter blasts, melting hot days, and everything in between.
Garry Davis turned to 暖通空调 as a second career after working in masonry because 暖通空调 was less physically demanding for him. After being on disability for 10 years due to a back injury and then a successful surgery, he was able to retrain in 暖通空调 and go back to work. He retooled with Fortis’s 暖通空调-R program, graduating in January 2020 from Fortis’s 纳什维尔 campus. He’s been working in the field since then.
职业提供多样性
No two calls are alike, and Davis enjoys the variety. As a certified 暖通空调 technician, Davis works for an apartment complex so that’s his specialty, but he also handles residential homes on the side. The 暖通空调 systems require a thorough check to determine what’s wrong and that keeps the work interesting, 他说. The system problem may not simply be a case of low refrigerant in the AC system as 他说 sometimes is commonly assumed. “You need to do a thorough check of the whole system to determine what’s wrong,他说.
暖通空调技术发挥作用
You never know when you’re going to be helping someone out of a real jam with their home. Heating and cooling are so important for people’s comfort, particularly in extreme weather conditions, that solving the system’s problem makes a meaningful difference. An 暖通空调 technician learns to trouble shoot all kinds of problems. The comprehensive 暖通空调的培训 program at Fortis teaches students to apply theory and principles taught in class and lab settings to real-world simulations.
戴维斯给学生的建议
Davis recommends taking time to learn everything you need to know while you’re in class. “When you get into the field and you’re handling service calls, you need to know what you’re doing,他说. That means paying attention to the instructor, 上课专心听讲, 最重要的是, 完成作业. “不要半心半意地进去. You have to be committed to learning,他说.
Also, make the most of the campus lab that offers hands-on experience with 暖通空调 systems. It’s the closest experience you have to the real-world setting before you get into the field, 他说. You’ll also have the opportunity to work in the field through apprenticeships.
Whether you’re a young person looking for your first career or someone looking for a less physically demanding job like Davis was, 暖通空调是一个不错的选择. Fortis offers programs in 13 states. Visit our website for more information and to find a training program near you. Or, call 1-855-436-7847 to speak with a representative today.